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Sex Transm Infect 2005;81:440 doi:10.1136/sti.2005.017640
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Core learning outcomes in sexual and reproductive health and HIV for medical undergraduates: improving skills of future providers

  1. C Estcourt1,2,
  2. D E Evans2,3
  1. 1Centre for Infectious Disease, ICMS, Barts and the London Queen Mary’s School of Medicine and Dentistry, London E1 2AT, UK
  2. 2Infection and Immunity, Barts and the London NHS Trust, London, UK
  3. 3Institute of Health Sciences Education, Barts and the London, London, UK
  1. Correspondence to:
 Dason E Evans
 Institute of Health Sciences Education, Barts and the London Queen Mary’s School of Medicine and Dentistry, St Bartholomew’s Hospital, Robin Brook Centre, London EC1 7BE, UK; d.e.evansqmul.ac.uk

    If we are to implement enduring and comprehensive improvement in the knowledge, skills, and attitudes of healthcare professionals in sexual and reproductive health and HIV, we must focus on defining and raising the baseline competencies of all future sexual healthcare providers by influencing the content and delivery of undergraduate education. Sexual and reproductive health are key determinants of a person’s wellbeing and yet are often overlooked during medical consultations. We need to ensure a baseline of competence in sexual health for all doctors, not just those formally working as sexual healthcare providers.

    Current provision of sexual and reproductive health and HIV teaching in the UK medical undergraduate curricula is patchy and appears to have changed little in the …

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